MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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